Results 161-180 of 906 for speaker:Róisín Garvey

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (22 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim buíochas leis as ucht an t-am a thabhairt don ábhar an-tábhachtach seo. I thank the Minister for his time on this important issue. All plastics come from fossil fuels. To produce a plastic bottle takes the equivalent of filling one-quarter of the bottle with oil. It takes up to 500 years for plastic to disappear. Recycling just...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (22 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I am so happy to hear that there is a definite date for the deposit and return scheme in the third quarter of next year because people have been asking about that for ages. It is an important step forward. I am also happy that the producers will be the ones dealing with this issue and taking on the responsibility because as a consumer who tries to avoid plastic, the producers make it very...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Fearaim fáilte roimh an Aire agus is iontach í a fheiceáil sa Teach seo arís inniu. I thank the Minister again. Since she assumed this remit, which is vast and phenomenal, she has done amazing work. At the worst time ever to be Minister with responsibility for tourism, she seems to have kept the hopes of the tourism sector alive. Coming from Clare, where there is...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I thank the Minister for taking the time to come into the Chamber today. I acknowledge the supreme extra challenge he faces as a Minister at this time. I thank him for committing to a review of the national development plan as a result. The existing national development plan is not fit for purpose on climate. There is no strategic environmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Roadmap to Social Inclusion: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State for coming here and giving of his time, particularly at this hour. Some very interesting topics have been raised. In the past I have worked with the FoodCloud and meals-on-wheels. Both entities go hand in hand. I have seen firsthand the amazing resources they supply to the community sector that create magic meals for people, which is phenomenal. We have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Roadmap to Social Inclusion: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: From my experience of community employment schemes and how they operate in my home constituency, on an annual basis each CE manager decides the programme of work for the CE scheme workers. Can the scheme take into account biodiversity and climate issues? I ask because many of the schemes involve spraying Roundup on weeds, cutting lawns and maintaining green spaces, which is great but I want...

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State for coming in today. Unfortunately, she has been handed another poisoned chalice.It is a very serious matter. I speak on behalf of people who have worked with children with autism and the parents of children with autism. I want to be a voice for them today. I reached out to them after the event and they reached out to me. The average person affected by this...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome the Minister back to the House, I am sure his time is precious during the crisis. I welcome the resumption of visits to the old folks homes. It is massive and means so much to people to be able to see their families twice a week. It is a step in the right direction and it is hard not to get teary-eyed thinking of people being able to see their families again. I am pleased that...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: No. Let everyone else come in.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: We would all like to do that.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: He will answer it at the end.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: We are not going to-----

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Senator Mullen went over time and used his time to try to change the entire system of the House. He cannot do that in the middle of a five-minute speech.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: The Minister is here to talk about the vaccine roll-out, not about Senator Mullen's ideas and thoughts on changing the whole system in the Seanad.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Excuse me, Senator, you must speak through the Chair. Please take your seat.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: The Senator will not waste our time discussing changing the system. He should sit down.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Respect the Chair and the system used in the Seanad. Please sit down and respect the rules of the Seanad.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: We will not waste the Minister's time on this.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Excuse me, we have an emergency to deal with here. We have the Minister in the House.